to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
common front; united front
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
proposal; proposition; suggestion
proposal; offer; request; application
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
together with; same; both; all; including ...
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
difficult to ...; hard to ...
personal; individual; private
on bad terms; at loggerheads
rotting; spoiling; decaying; rotten; worthless; paltry
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
looking on (somebody) as hostile
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
redundancy; superfluity; useless addition
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom